‘Downing Street acts according to U.S. plots’

TEHRAN – The British act according to anti-Iran plots orchestrated by the United States, a lawmaker said on Tuesday, invoking the British government’s seizure of a supertanker carrying Iranian oil.

JCPOA parties to hold emergency meeting on July 28

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that the remaining parties to the JCPOA - the official name for the 2015 nuclear deal - will hold an emergency joint commission meeting in Vienna on July 28.

Self-defense is not a joke for Iran: Kharrazi

TEHRAN - Kamal Kharrazi, chairman of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, has said that defending “territorial integrity” and guarding the country’s “dignity” is not a joke.

Omani foreign minister to visit Iran on Saturday

TEHRAN - Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah is scheduled to visit Iran on Saturday, Bloomberg reported on Monday.

Ways for Britain to deal with the seizure of its oil tanker by Iran

An expert on international law in Tehran believes: “The seizure of the British oil tanker for failure to observe the Law of the Sea is perfectly legal and London must go to competent courts instead of political encounters.”

Iranian envoy urges Britain to contain hardline elements

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad has called on the British government to contain those who want to escalate Tehran-London tensions.

Jack Straw says Iranians have good cause to call Britain ‘cunning, colonial fox’

Jack Straw, the former British foreign secretary, has written an article saying that Iranians have “good cause” to be “resentful” against Britain and call Britons the “cunning, colonial fox”.

By Hanif Ghaffari 

Europe's return to the twentieth century!

The three countries of Britain, Germany and France are not in good shape: Berlin faces a crisis of leadership and there is no prospect of the end of the Angela Merkel Chancellery.

By staff and agency

Britain to send third warship to Persian Gulf

The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on Tuesday that the United Kingdom will send a third warship to the Persian Gulf.

Ayatollah Khamenei says Iran will surely continue to reduce JCPOA commitments

Leader: British act of ‘piracy’ won’t go unanswered

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday condemned the British government’s illegal seizure of an Iranian supertanker in Gibraltar, saying the act of “piracy” will not go “unanswered”.

‘Iranians expect retaliation against British seizure of oil tanker’

TEHRAN – The Islamic Coalition Party Secretary General, Asadollah Badamchian, has said the Iranian people expect the government to take retaliatory measures in the aftermath of the British seizure of an Iranian oil tanker.

Government: Britain isolated after oil tanker confiscation

TEHRAN – Government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Sunday that the British government has become isolated with its act of seizing an Iranian oil tanker.

Military chief: British seizure of Iranian oil tanker ‘won’t go unanswered’ 

Tehran – Major General Mohammad Baqeri, Iran’s armed forces chief of staff, threatened on Tuesday that the British seizure of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar “will not go unanswered”.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Unraveling the secret deal between Britain and Bolton 

TEHRAN - Informed sources have recently announced that John Bolton, the American national security advisor has promised the top leaders in London to help them in Brexit by putting Brussels under pressure. Apparently, Bolton has made the offer in exchange for London’s recent activities such as seizing the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1. 

Britain must pay compensations for oil tanker seizure: ex-Rouhani aide

TEHRAN – The British government must pay compensations to Iran and others for seizing an Iranian oil tanker, says a former advisor to President Hassan Rouhani on citizenship rights.

Britain still pursuing ‘policy of piracy’, Iran’s Kadkhodaei says

TEHRAN – Abbasali Kadkhodaei, spokesman of the Guardian Council, has said the seizure of a tanker carrying Iranian oil by Britain shows that the country is still pursuing its policy of piracy.

Britain should be ‘scared’ of Iran’s retaliation: cleric

TEHRAN – Britain should be “scared” about the Islamic Republic’s retaliatory moves over the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker, a member of the Assembly of Experts said on Saturday.

By Mohammad Ghaderi 

Seizing Grace 1 tanker: An outright theft with no legal justification

TEHRAN - Seizing the oil tanker Grace 1 is a new event that has heated up the tension between Iran and the United States, but it can also be related to the current disagreements between United Kingdom and the European Union. 

By Hanif Ghaffari 

Why should Europe get away from the White House?

Although less than a month has passed since the European Parliamentary elections, the traditional European parties are still in shock because of the failure of the election. The failure of the traditional European parties in three countries, Britain, Germany and France, shows that European authorities will have a difficult path to overcome social, political, economic and security crises.

By Ali Azimi

Who can solve the riddle of Brexit?

Britain's exit from the EU has become a mystery! Since the 2016 referendum, two British prime ministers David Cameron and Theresa May have been victims of the country's withdrawal from the European Union. Who really is going to be this time? The English media have been reviewing the latest political situation in recent days.

Saeed Sobhani

Is far right conquering Europe?

Have Nationalists won in European elections?

TEHRAN - Many European politicians prefer not to deny the results of the European Parliamentary elections, especially the victory of anti-Euro-nationalist and nationalist factions in this election. However, it seems that in the near future, traditional European parties will try to determine their own proportions with nationalist movements.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Britain is humiliated by Trump

TEHRAN - In an interventionist statement, the president of the United States has called for the presence of former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson at the head of the British political and administrative equations. This obnoxious demand has led to the anger of British citizens from the United States: a country that for decades has made Britain a dependent player in the international system.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

A totally Americanized England at full display!

TEHRAN - British Secretary of State for Defense Penny Mordaunt recently described Iran activities in the region as “causing tension”, adding that London will be supporting Washington. British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Jeremy Hunt has also announced that the United States will respond to any activity that threatens its “interests” in the region.

Iranian National spying for Britain gets 10-year sentence

TEHRAN – The Judiciary announced on Monday that a female Iranian national has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of spying for Britain.

By Hanif Ghaffari 

A terrible gift of Trump to the European Union!

The three countries of Germany, Britain and France continue to insist on the role of White House agents and agents in the international system! These three countries have shown that since 2017 (when Trump was present at the White House), they prefer to play the game in the United States more favorably than the interests of European citizens.

Britain, Germany voice concerns about Iran’s nuclear announcement

TEHRAN – Britain and Germany, two of the five remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear agreement, have voiced concerns over Iran’s decision to stop implementing parts of the deal which was abandoned by the U.S. exactly a year ago.

By Mohammad Homaeifar

The message Iran should have for Europe

TEHRAN - Once again, a new scheme has been devised to curb Iran missile activity. This time the top officials of Germany, Britain, and France, led by Mike Pompeo, the U.S. Secretary of State, have started a dangerous game. 

Tehran calls Britain’s move against Hezbollah ‘irresponsible’

TEHRAN - Iran on Sunday strongly condemned Britain for listing Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement as a terrorist organization, calling London’s move “wrong and irresponsible”.

Iranian trade, marketing, technical-engineering delegation to visit Britain in June

TEHRAN- An Iranian trade, marketing, technical-engineering delegation will visit Britain from June 9 to 13 for the first time after the implementation of JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which lifted the sanctions against Iran in January 2016).

By Hanif Ghaffari 

Complicated puzzle in the UK!

TEHRAN - Britain's withdrawal from the European Union has become a major riddle in the country. Many English citizens do not have a complete understanding of the EU, the British government and the UK Parliament's move to leave the European Union. However, the British authorities seem to have planned a tentative game.